What is CVE-2020-29004?

CVE-2020-29004 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-01-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-29004?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in MediaWiki

CVE-2020-29004

The API in the Push extension for MediaWiki through 1.35 did not require an edit token in ApiPushBase.php and therefore facilitated a CSRF attack.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mediawiki
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-29004?: CVE-2020-29004 is a high-severity vulnerability in MediaWiki, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-01-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-29004?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.